CUMBERLAND CAT CLUB

14th October 2000

John S Harrison

My thanks to Jennifer and Committee for inviting me to judge at the Cumberland which has always been one of my favourite shows. I was pleased to have Barbara Fellows as my steward again - a good day Barbara, many thanks!

AOV Grand Champion Female

GR CH : Wilson's CH BRUVAL SILVERCLOUD 72/43sq
A large and mature queen. Ears of very good size and correctly set with good top of head. Good little wedge. Very good profile though just a little long in the nose. Good chin line, bite a little untidy. Eyes of excellent shape, set and colour. Body of good type overall, though rather matronly! Tail a touch short for perfection. Excellent coat of correct length and texture. Excellent clear silver ground showing very even shading. A really wonderful temperament, and she pulled out all the stops to impress me! I was satisfied that her rather heavy type was the result of her maturity and felt that she well justified the award of Grand. Certainly a most attractive exhibit.

Res : Kemp's CH GRATHORS NATALIE 72/45q
An attractive exhibit. Ears just a little high in set, and skull too flat. Very good profile. Very good length nose. Eyes of good shape and set. Excellent bite. Well size queen of very good body type. Coat just a little long, showing clear ticking, showing rather dark roots. I did hesitate over awarding the Res GCC.

Asian Self / Tortie Neuter

BoB N/A : Lewsey's PR ADVERSANE BLACK LACE 72e 05/08/99
A cat of overall good head and body type. Tail far too short for balance. Coat of excellent rich colour and soundness but unfortunately it was very long.

Oriental Red Adult Female

BoB : Cassar-Simmonds' CH WESTGARTH AMBER WITCH 23/10/98
A cat of overall excellent Oriental type. Very good coat length and texture. Excellent rich red colouration, though I would prefer slightly less markings.

Oriental Smoke Kitten

Not as Registered : Samphier's SAITAN TALLOOLAH TREACLE. 42b. 04/04/00
A kitten of fair type. Ears of correct set and shape. Eyes rather full but of correct set. Fair lines to wedge. Good profile and chin line. Body of very good length with balanced tail. Coat of correct length and texture. Unfortunately I could see no evidence of any silver undercoat and concluded that the kitten was not a Smoke (42b) but was infact a Havana (29). Having reached this conclusion I conferred with a Senior Judge whose opinion I value highly and she confirmed my opinion. The coat is of a fairly even brown that is just a little unsound at the roots -this slight lightening has a warmth which one would not find in a Smoke. The coat, even behind the ears, does not show either the degree of contrast, or indeed the depth of undercoat of a Smoke. Additionally the face is evenly coloured and shows no indication of 'clown markings', which I know from experience are visible in even the 'darkest' of Smokes. I judged this kitten at Teeside in lighting which was far from ideal and expressed my concern at that time.

Oriental Shaded Kitten

1 & BoB : Parkinson's SMAUG WIZARD WINDLOW 43ns 30/06/00
A most attractive baby. Ears of excellent size shape and set. Excellent top of head and profile. Clear green eyes of excellent shape and set. Excellent body type with long whip tail. Excellent short close lying coat. Shading developing very well for age, but still showing ticking over the saddle. Excellent temperament. Whilst I was very impressed with this kitten both with regard to type and coat I did hesitate over awarding the BoB. Unfortunately this kitten has a very shallow chin, though the bite is correct, and I fear that this will deteriorate with age. On the day however, in view of his age and many qualities, I gave him the benefit of the doubt.

Oriental Blue Neuter

1 PC N/A : Flett's PR SEAMLESS POLLY FLINDERS 09/06/99
Overall I found this queens head to be rather too snipey. Ears of good size shape and set. Eyes of exaggerated setting with rather prominent haws. Muzzle showing severe muzzle pinch. Body of correct type. Coat rather long, colour very dark and unfortunately very unsound. I did not feel that she met the required standard for a PC to be awarded.

Oriental Red Neuter

1 PC & BoB. Clark's LANDICAN FIREFOX 23/09/99
A really nice chap! Ears of excellent size, shape and set. Very good profile, firm chin and even bite. Eyes of good green colour and of excellent shape and set. Very long wedge with even lines, devoid of any indication of a pinch. Excellent long firm body type with long elegant legs and well-tapered tail of good length. Excellent close lying coat of correct length and texture. Excellent rich red colouring, showing a little ghosting. A very attractive exhibit of overall excellence, well deserving of PC and BoB.

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